Nathan Barber, Russellville School District assistant to the superintendent and business manager, has been re-appointed to the Advisory Committee on Public School Academic Facilities.

Commissioners of the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, Dr. Tom Kimbrell, Department of Education; Mac Dodson, Arkansas Development Finance Authority and Richard Weiss, Department of Finance and Administration, made this re-appointment.

In 2003, Barber was involved in drafting the original legislation that established the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation, which was a response to the Lake View School District vs. Huckabee lawsuit.

The Advisory Committee consists of 15 members from across the state who work in education, construction, architecture and engineering fields.

The purpose of the Advisory Committee is to assist the Division of Public School Academic Facilities and Transportation and ensure that equal access to education facilities and educational equipment is provided for all public school students in Arkansas.

Since the Advisory Committee was created, $1.43 billion dollars have been disbursed to K-12 public school facilities.